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Board of Directors + Leadership

2023 Board of Directors

Board Officers

Chair | Melissa Loudon
Vice-Chair | Natalie Sevcik
Treasurer | Jilinda White
Secretary | Haley Rushing

 

Board Members

LaTicia Allen
Stacy Braiuca
Maurice Brewer
Trudie Hall
Jessica Kinsey
Melissa Loudon
Juan Luengo
Melanie Arroyo Perez
Theresa Reyes-Cummings
Haley Rushing
Christopher Schneider
Margaret Steele
Amy D. Taylor

 

Advisory Board

Gary Baker
Debbie Bass
Brent Caswell
Lemuel Kimes
Ryan LeFebvre
Bob Merrigan
Molly Merrigan
Anne Peterson
Louis Ruiz
Henry Sandate
Rob Smith
Ken Sonnenschein
Delois Tucker
Gail Vertz
James White
Phil Witt

 

Leadership

Susan Crain Lewis, MSSW
President/CEO
Phone | 913-222-5934 
Email | slewis@mhah.org

Susan joined the agency in 1997. She is responsible for oversight of all agency programs, finances, operations, and personnel and is the organization’s lead policy and systems advocate. She possesses over 35 years of program development, management, and implementation experience. Susan has worked in the fields of domestic violence, intellectual and developmental disability, reproductive health and teen pregnancy prevention, mental health, and child welfare. She has served as a consultant to the Ohio and Indiana Child Welfare Training programs, adjunct faculty for the University of Kansas, as a federal and regional grant reviewer, and on several local and national boards.

Susan also possesses an extensive background in outcome evaluation; community collaboration; program, project, and grants management; and has personal and professional experience in cultural diversity and cultural diversity training.

Susan received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Allegheny College and a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Contact Susan to:
• Obtain comment or response to current events and issues in the media
• Learn about the impact of agency programs
• Learn about opportunities to serve the organization and community as a board member
• Discuss contractual or Human Resources matters

Janet “Cookie” Cook, MSW
Director Residential Services
Phone | 913-222-5924

Cookie joined MHAH in August 2007 as an intern.  Cookie is responsible for oversight of all agency housing programs and properties, including funding and compliance, and incorporates her lived experiences as a mental health consumer into all her interactions with staff and tenants. Cookie brings skills and networks from working in the corporate world in various management-level positions and as an owner of a full-charge bookkeeping service for over 20 years. Cookie has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Kansas.

Contact Cookie to:
• Learn about eligibility criteria and the application process for MHAH’s housing programs

Stacy Davis, MA
Director, Mental Health Promotion 
Phone | 913-222-5933

Stacy joined MHAH in 2000. She is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of educational workshops, seminars, and events for mental health, allied health, law enforcement, nursing schools, faith community, and other professionals, consumers, family, and members of the public. She coordinates all information and referral services for the agency.

Stacy received a Bachelor of Arts in Life Science from Kansas State University, a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, and Master of Arts in Education from the University of Kansas. Stacy possesses over 18 years of social service experience and 26 years of experience in the design and delivery of accredited professional and community education, including Senior Continuing Education Program Manager at KU Medical Center and with the UMKC School of Medicine faculty at Truman Medical Center.

Contact Stacy if you would like to:
• Be a speaker at an MHAH educational event
• Register for an MHAH educational event
• Partner with MHAH to offer an educational event
• Obtain assistance with community resources